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destructibility

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[di-struhkt-uh-bil-i-tee] / dɪˌstrʌkt əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality or degree of being susceptible to being destroyed, especially rapidly or easily.


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He was across the table from another tough leader who has knocked his way to the top and knows the destructibility of politicians and their dreams.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another reason why money has never been popular with us is because of its destructibility.

From Connie Morgan in the Fur Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

As to the destructibility of diamonds she learned that they can be converted by the action of heat or electricity into that most banal substance—black lead!

From Pink Gods and Blue Demons by Cynthia Stockley

We should be forced to believe in the thorough degradation and destructibility of both mind and matter.

From A New Atmosphere by Gail Hamilton

If we include land under this term, we must make it an exception to the rule of destructibility.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by John Bates Clark

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